CULVER CITY Calif. Ed Casey has been named president and chief operating officer of The Counter, a seven-unit upscale burger chain, officials said Thursday. An industry veteran of 30 years, Casey has served as director of operations and...
HUNTINGTON BEACH Calif. BJ’s Restaurants Inc. has assigned president and chief executive Gerald W. “Jerry” Deitchle the additional responsibilities of chairman, the casual-dining operator announced Wednesday after its shareholder meeting. ...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s dometic division said it has hired the prominent nutritionist Cynthia Goody as director of nutrition, with responsibility for all aspects of nutrition for the chain's 13,800 restaurants in the United States. ...
SANTA BARBARA Calif. Russ Bendel, who stepped down as president and chief operating officer of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. last week, has been named president and chief executive of The Habit Burger Grill, officials said Tuesday. ...
CULVER CITY Calif. Industry veteran Kerry Kramp has been named president and chief executive of the more than 300-unit steak and salad bar concept Sizzler USA, beginning this week. Kramp replaces Ken Cole, who stepped down in February to...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Roger Eaton has succeeded Gregg Dedrick as president of KFC USA, parent Yum! Brands Inc. announced early Tuesday. In a related change, Emil Brolick, formerly U.S. president of brand building for Yum, has assumed Eaton’s former...
HOMESTEAD Pa. Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, operator of the 80-unit family-dining chain that bears its name, has appointed Jeff Broadhurst to succeed his father as chief executive. Jim Broadhurst, who has led the family-owned company for...
PHILADELPHIA Aramark Corp. said it has named Gary Crompton president of its business dining division. Crompton, a graduate of Johnson & Wales University, has worked for the contracting feeding giant for 17 years, most recently as executive...
NASHVILLE Tenn. C. Ronald Petty, president of development for Del Taco and Captain D’s parent Sagittarius Brands, is stepping down to pursue other investment opportunities, officials said Monday. No successor has been named. Petty, whose...
HUNTINGTON BEACH Calif. BJ’s Restaurants Inc. said it has named Matt Hood chief marketing officer, a new position on the company’s senior leadership team. Hood will be responsible for BJ’s marketing, merchandising, concept branding, and...
